CYC10 Dan (Gallbladder)

膽dǎnDan

Auricular Points

Location of acupuncture point CYC10 Dan (Gallbladder)
9
Indications
7
Protocols
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Location

Between the Kidney and Liver on the RIGHT ear.

Cautions

Caution in acute cholecystitis.

Indications

Conditions for which CYC10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Abdominal DistentionBitter Taste In The MouthChest Tightness In The Costal RegionsDeafnessExcessive Acid RefluxGb Channel Disorders Such As TinnitusHerpes ZosterMigraineStiffness Of The Neck

Protocols using CYC10

  • Diabetes – CVC09, CYC09, CYC10, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1716837 ↗)
  • Diabetes – ST36, CVC09, CYC09, CYC10, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1716837 ↗)
  • Insomnia Primary – AT07, CVC01, CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC10, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000048357 ↗)
  • Insomnia Primary – AT07, CVC01, CYC08, CYC10, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000048357 ↗)
  • Neuralgia Postherpetic – LI11, ST36, PC06, LV03, AT12, CVC02, CYC08, CYC10, IN01, TF10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Headache Menstrual – SP06, GB04, GB05, GB08, GB20, GB43, LV03, GV20, XH05, AT06, CYC08, CYC10, IAC03, TF10 (Sun Li-hong et al.. [Body acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for menstrual headache: a randomized controlled clinical trial].. Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research, 2015)
  • Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Abdominal Pain – CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC08, CYC09, CYC10, IAC03, TF10 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)

Most often selected alongside CYC10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CYC10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.